Price tag molding



June 9, 1936. H. E MARSH 2,043,760

PRICE TAG MOLDING Filed Jan. 27, 1956 j] n y ff f;

16 i7 l5 Y Fly? l 14 15a m" i Har/:y if Marx/z Patented June 9, 1936 l UNITED STATES -PATlazNT oFFICEJ signor to Marsh Wall Tile Company, Dover, Ohio, a corporation ofV Ohio Application January 27,1936, serial No. 60,895

4 claims. (o1. io-1o) The invention relates to molding adapted to be arranged to receive and hold price tags of variattached to the edges of shelving in stores and ous lengths or heights. similar places Where goods are displayed, produc- A further object is to provide a price tag ing not `only an ornamentalnish upon the shelf molding having a bead at its lower edge, a groove 5 but also providing means for quickly andeasilyA in said bead adapted to receive the loweredge 5 attaching or removing price tags or tickets inportion of a price tag or ticket, a longitudinal dicating the prices or other information concernrecess adjacent to said groove and a longitudinal ing the goods upon the shelves., flat portionabove the longitudinal recess, the

Such Yprice tag moldings as have been preface .of said flat portion being in the same plane lo yiously Vdesigned and used ordinarilyfprfovide for las .the .back of the groove so that a price tagor 1o holding the price tag or ticket under tension and ticket inserted into said groove will lieat against .iisually provide grooves at .oppositeedges of the the at portionwithout any tension` upon the r inoldinglto receiveopposite .edge por-tionsof` the price tag., the upper edge portion "of the price Lpricev tag or ticket, thus necessitating iiex'inglof tag being free so that an upward movement of the price tagor ticket in ,order ,touplace'itupon the -price tagsucient to disengage its lower ,edge 15 thvmoldng g `from the groove will quickly and easily detach In order to remove the .price tagorticketfrom the price tag from the molding.

suchmoldings as arenow in `use,it `is" necessary A -still further object is to provide .a price thatan intermediateportion oftlieprice tag or tag molding. of the character described having 2o. -ticketbe grasped .at opposite `side .edges between a bead atl-.the upper edge of the iiat portion, the 20 y.tli ,and the price tagflexedrotwardly in ,upper bead, however, having no groove therein, order lt'o withdraw lthek other Jtwo edges thereof :whereby the price tags or tickets which may be frein engagement in the ,grooves of .thelmolding received and held upon the molding may be of .oiithat a l,tool ,be,inserted,behindtheprice tagto any height so that the top of the tag will come 3` flex thesa'me outwardlylaiid disengage'it'froi the `I' tnyiivher-e fromthe bottom of the top bead to 25 grooves in the molding;r `V v4;.l vvthe Vbottom` of the-longitudinal flat portion of .As itis necessar'.particularlyingroce Astores the. molding, ,although preferably the height of and the like, to'frequently change these price tags the card should be such that its upper edge will because .of frequent special .sales affecting the ,he spaced below the bottom of thetop bead of 3) pricesrof Vmany.ofthe articles displayed upon the lthe `molding a distance slightly less than the 30 considerable time 4and labor are' required -depth :of the groove in the lower bead.

Lipo ffe'part (of the .storekeeperlor clerks in Lre- .A further object is to provide a price tag moldinbvng .and replacing rthese price tags.)A ing having a groove in its lower bead, the groove In the usual form Aof price tagjmoldinigfnayiing b ing tapered downward soi-,hat cards of different 35 grooves-at `opposite edges .to receive loppositeledge thickness will wedge t into the groove. 35

portions of the prioeLtags or tickets, .it isjlonly A further .object is to provide a molding of I K possible to use one'siteof price tag withn inoldthis characterV having a groove in its. lower bead, ing of. any givenwidth and it .islneees .ary `i'h'at the groove being of such width and depth that I the price tags be of an exact Jlengtli 'so as 'to `fit a price tag or ticket of certain thickness may be 140 the "particular molding for which they are anchored by friction therein. .4o adapted. f Y L Another object is to provide such a molding in -objelct of jthe presentimprovementiis to which the groove may be of such a width and provide a price tag molding infwhich'thel-gprice depth .that the price tag will rest upon the bottags or tickets are engaged 'only atA *one* :edge tom ofthe groove and still beheld in line with in a single grooveat one edge of the molding, the flat surface of the molding.V f 45 Vthe price tag or ticket being held in'iat `posi- Astill further object of the improvement is to tion upon the molding so that -i-t is 'not necessary provide .-a price tag molding, the rear surface of that the -same'be flexed outwardly, by grasping whichmay be provided at its upper portion with at opposite' side edges lor inserting Latool, in .a rabbet` to receive the front edge of a shelf to order to disengage the price tagFf-rom the moldwhichthe molding is to be attached so as to space 50 ling, :the molding being .so constructed' that with th top vof the molding a predetermined distance a single movement of ,one lfinger the price, tag below ,the top 4surface of the shelf.

,may` be quickly and easily-attached rordetached i The above objects, together with others which as idesredt` will be apparent from the drawing and follow- 55,1Y V,Anothernbjeczt:istoprovide,a price molding ing .description .orwhich may be later pointed molding;

Fig. 3, a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the manner in which a price tag may be quicklyv'and easily attached to or removed from the molding by the movement of one nger; l'

Fig. 4,*a transverse sectional view through' a slightly modified form of the molding;

Fig. 5, an enlarged sectional view of the improved molding, showing the lower bead-thereof provided with a tapered or wedge `shaped groove; and f Fig. 6, a similar view showing the lower bead provided With a straight groove.

Similar numerals refer to similarV parts throughout` the drawing.

At I is indicated a shelf of usual and well known construction, such as the ordinary wooden shelf commonly used in grocery stores and the like. The improved molding to which the invention pertains is adapted to be fastenedv to the front edge of such a shelf by any usual and welrknown means such as the nails indicated at II', the molding being indicated generally by the numeral I2. I

' -In order to prevent the upper edge of the moldingfrom being marred by the goods placed upon or removed from the shelf, it is desirable that the molding be so attachedto `the shelfl that its upper edge vis spaced slightly below thetop surface'ofthe shelf asindicated at I3;

Y,For the purpose of quickly and accurately locating the molding in proper position when it is attached tothefront edge of the shelf, the rear face of the molding 'may be vprovidedY with a rabbet I4 at its upper portion to receive the front; edge portion of the shelf and properly locate the top edge of the molding below the top surface of the shelf.`

The molding is in the form of a long, relatively narrow strip of wood or the like which may be of greaterV width than the shelf. A bead I5 Vis formed at the lower edge. of the molding overhanging thefront face thereof and a groove I6 is formed in said bead. This groove is preferably wedge-shaped or tapered toward thebot- `tornjas shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive so that n tagsgof varying thickness may-be received and Wedge tted therein so as to be held flat against l of such a width vand depth that a tag of a certain "j .thickness maybe frictionally held therein, or

if desired, the groove may be ofl such a width and depth that the tag will rest on the bottom 'ofthe' groove Vand still be held in proper position flat against the front face of the molding.

`The'front face of the molding is provided with a'longitudinal depression extending upward from the'lower bead I5 to a point substantially midthe flat front portion I8 of the molding.

' tag be tilted in either direction, the upper edge lvn'genit will be seen that as shown in Fig. 3

way between the upper and lower edges of the molding. I'his depression may be of any cross sectional contour, being preferably curved as shown at II or may have two oppositely inclined flat surfaces as indicated at I'Ia. Located 5 above this longitudinal depression is a longitudinal flat portion I8 located in the same plane as the rear wall of the groove.

A bead I5a, similar to the lower bead I5, may be formed at the upper edge of the molding, not only to give the molding a more finished appearance but also to act as a guard for the upper edges of the price tags to prevent them from being accidentally displaced from the molding, as will be Ylater explained. l5

The price tags indicated generally at I9 may be of rectangular shape and may be formed of Celluloid, :cardboard or the like and should be of such vheight that when the lower edge of the tag is received in the groove of the lower bead I6 or I6a, the upper edge maybe located anywhere between the bottom of the upper bead I5a andthe top of the longitudinal recess I'I, so that the upper portion Vof the tag will lie flat against v Preferably the tags are of such height that when the lower edge is received in the groove I6 or ma, the upper edge will be spaced below the lower edge 0f the top bead I5a a distance less than the depth of the groove I 6 or I6a as the case may be. l

"With a tag of this size it will be seenY that the upper bead I V5a acts as a guard to prevent the tag from being accidentally displaced, as should the thereof will strike the upper bead I5Az beforethe lower edge of the tag is removed fromfthe groove I6 or IliaA in 'the lower bead.

Although the tags maybe positioned upon the molding or removed therefrom by grasping each tag at its side edges between the thumb and forethejtags 'may be quickly randeasily placed in position upon the molding orremoved therefrom with the use of one iinger. 1

VIn Fig. 3 the tag isshown in position to be i removed from the molding, the inger exing the tag inward against the longitudinal recess I1,

throwing the upper edge of the tag outward beyonditheiupper bead |501.. An upward movement y ofthe inger will then slide the tag upward out of engagement with the groove I6 into the position shown in broken lines, ventirely releasing the tag from the molding.

' By a reverse movement, the tag may be moved downward b-y the movement of one finger from the broken line to the full line position shown in Fig. 3 in order to insert a tag inthe molding, thus permitting the tags to be easily and quickly in- 'serted into or removed from the molding.

All of the types of tag molding that are used in Vpresent practice require that the price tags used therewith be flexible as it is necessary that thetag be flexed outward at its center in order to yengage itin the two spaced grooves of the *Y molding or disengage it therefrom.

' With the present molding, if desired, a substantially rigid price tag may be used as it is not necessary that the'tag be exed to either place 70 it in the molding or remove it therefrom. A rigid tag may be grasped between the thumband forenger and moved downward across the face of the molding to insert the lower edge of the tag into the groove I6 or IEa-and may be-grasped 75 in the same manner to disengage the tag from the molding. i

Y I claim: l1. A molding adapted to be attached to th edge of a shelf, a marginal bead at the lower edge of the molding having a longitudinal groove in its upper side, the front face of the molding having a longitudinally extending depression therein extending from said groove an appreciable distance upwardly therefrom, and a longitudinally extending flat portion above said depression and in line with the back wall of said groove, whereby a tag spanning said depression and having its lower edge portion received in said groove will lie flat against said flat portion.

2. A molding adapted to be attached to the edge of a shelf, a marginal bead at the lower edge of the molding having a longitudinal Wedge-shaped groove in its upper side, the front face of the molding having a longitudinally extending depression therein extending froin said groove an appreciable distance upwardly therefrom, and a longitudinally extending at portion above said depression and in line with the back wall of said groove, whereby a tag spanning said depression and having its lower edge portion anchored in said groove will lie flat against said fiat portion.

3. A molding adapted to be attached to the edge of a shelf, marginal beads at the upper and lower edges of the molding, the lower bead only having a longitudinal groove in its upper side, the front face of the molding having a longitudinally extending depression therein extending from said groove an appreciable distance upwardly therefrom, and a longitudinally extending flat portion above said depression and in line with the back wall of said groove, whereby a tag located between said beads with its lower edge received in said' groove will lie flat against said flat portion of the molding.

4. A molding adapted to be attached to the edge of a shelf, a marginal bead at the lower edge of the molding having a longitudinal groove in its upper side, said groove being of such dimensions that a price tag may be frictionally engaged therein, the front face of the molding having a longitudinally extending depression therein extending from said groove an appreciable distance 20 upwardly therefrom, and a longitudinally extending flat portion above said depression and in line with the back wall of said groove, whereby a tag spanning said depression and having its lower edge portion received in said groove will lie at against said flat portion.

HARRY E. MARSH. 

